When I was little - some things I thought - that are not so -
 

When I put money in the bank, I would get the same money bank.

There was only one Montgomery Ward store.

I know there are more things - that's all I can think of at the moment -

Were any of you as "disenchanted" when you found out otherwise?

That my nose would grow longer & longer each time I told a lie.
That there really was a Santa Clause

That it would be so much more fun being an adult!

That escalators started and stopped at the same place.

That adults never behaved like middle schoolers.

Or stubborn two year olds!

That life was easier than it is, and that I would be rewarded generously for my hard work and effort.

- That grown-ups could do whatever they pleased!

(Well, some do - but the responsible ones also do things they "have to/should do" )

That eating carrots would make my eyes better. Never did! Or was it getting curly hair. Never did that either!

My dad told me that all babies born were little girls - but some would turn into little boys when they sat on a big rock down by the river. (I had 2 sisters and no brothers.) He had a picture of the rock with a little girl on it and then the other picture with him on it.

Oh and if you eat burnt toast it would put hair on your chest. (Needless to say, I never ate the toast if it was burnt in any way.)

I can't remember any myself, but DH told me he believed that cranberries were great big jelly things. They put one in each can. There is also a meme I find amusing. "Quicksand has not turned out to be the big problem I thought it was going to be when I was little."

That everyone got just one t.v. station.

that when you heard music on the radio, there was a live orchestra or band at the other end, playing. I may have got this from my mom, she was born in 1912 so probably when she was little, it Was true, and I may have picked up on a chance remark.

Recycler, I think most kids then and even now think that. My grandson is 12 and thinks he's a man. I told him to enjoy being a kid where all you have to worry about is going to school, make good grades and clean you room. Of course he doesnt listen.

that smoking would stunt your growth, what they left out was, not smoking wouldn't make you taller. I'm 5 ft 2. Which for me, I like being short

I recall thinking that rock musicians (Beatles etc) were performing "Live" inside the local radio stations just for us.

Ha, I was a nervous,anxious child, and I couldn't wait to grow up and be an adult so I wouldn't have any more anxiety. Ooops, doesn't work that way I guess!:shock:

My family were such devoted Ole Miss fans (the Archie Manning era) that I thought every family went to football games on Saturday and church on Sunday. As I got older I realized that others don't do that. Church on Sunday continues but I haven't been to a game in years.

I can answer this one for my Mom. She told me that when I grew up I wouldn't even remember the Beatles, much less play their music............... Wrong on both counts! :D The Beatles are etched in my soul.

There was a laundry detergent(maybe Arm and Hammer?) commercial featuring a huge forearm and fist that would rise out of the washing machine. I was too afraid to get even close to the washing machine. Thank goodness that fear didn't last a lifetime.

I think there was a radio program called "The Squeaking Door" - and it was sponsored by Lava soap - but I would have sworn that it was spelled "l a b a"

My MIL thought something similar well into her 60s! She was convinced that there was a box in the vault with her name on it, and when she wrote a check someone would pull out her signature card and compare it to the signature on the check. Then they would go to her box and take out some cash and put it in the payee's box!

When you put money in a parking meter it rolled down the tube, then rolled all the way to the police station! Doesn't it?

That 'all cats were girls' and 'all dogs were boys'.

When I was in the 4th grade, I ran all the way home, as fast as I could because the kids in school were saying that some people had found a gigantic T-shirt that covered several hills and it belonged to a giant. It scared me to death. When I got home, I told my mom, she couldn't stop laughing.

My son told me with an important voice when he was about 8 years old that the reason dump trucks had a sign on the back that read, "construction vehicle - do not follow" was because they didn't want anybody to know where they were going.

Sis and I thought it was fun to play "store". When I was cashier in a dept. store, I hated it.

When I was eight, waiting for the school bus on a winter day, I thought it might warm up if everyone on the planet came out onto their front lawn and let out a breath.

I thought that rocks grew. My dad told me so, and then explained that’s why some were big and others were little.

When my daughter was young she used to tell me I could write a check if I told her we didn't have the money for that. She didn't know you have to have money in the bank to cover the check.

My childhood was full of haints and scary stuff, myths and legends! A few: When I was little I loved olive juice from the olive jar. My mother told me it would stick my guts together if I drank it. I would sneak a drink from the jar and then drink lots of water to unstick my guts. Also If I stood upside down or hung upside down my liver would flip over. Santa would put pepper in my eyes if I was awake when he came. When with my cousins and we were all playing in a room at night and screamed and shouted we would be told we would wake the dead. I was terrified about the dead coming to get us so made everyone be quiet. If I was bad during the day at night the old devil would come and wrap a hot chain around my neck and drag me off. The Bogey Man lived behind the curtained doorway of my grandmother's pantry.

When I was taking care of my grandson when he was little, I would always pick up the phone and pretend I was talking to the boggie man and ask him if he had any candy. Grandson would listen to me. I thought that way he would never be afraid of that boggie man.

I always wondered what would happen to “stuck up” kids when they grew up. Well, I found out, they grew up and they’re still “stuck up” !!!

If you cross your eyes they will stay that way....yikes! I had three older brothers so I'm sure I can come up with many more...ha!

If you swallowed a watermellon seed it would grow in your tummy, and swollowing gum would plug you up. I remember the drinking coffe would stunt your growth too. (for some reason it isn;t working anymore)

When I was a kid, my dad happened to make a comment that chili wasn't good in the summer. I misunderstood, and thought he meant that the chili was somehow "bad", and that it would make you sick if you ate any during hot weather. LOL!

There's a bridge in Chattanooga called the Olgiati Bridge. I'd never seen the name written out on paper, so for years I thought it was the "Ol' Johnny Bridge". I was probably 20 or 21 years old before I knew the real name. Wonder how many people secretly giggled because of me saying it wrong. :o

I was told the same thing about watermelon seeds ... that if you swallowed one, you'd have a watermelon plant growing in your belly! :shock:

I remember when a childhood friend accidentally swallowed a coin. I immediately burst into tears when my mom told me, because I was totally convinced he was going to die. (He was fine.)

Popping my knuckles would make them big. (It didn't.)

If my ear itched, it meant someone was talking about me. If my palm itched, I was going to get some money. I don't know if the former was true, but I'm still waiting on my Itchy Palm Money! ha ha

For some reason, I thought when I turned 27 years old, I'd know everything there was to know in the universe. Um ... I passed 27 ages ago, and I'm still waiting on the Knowledge Thing to happen. ;)

And the biggest one of all: When I'm an adult, I'll be able to do anything I want! Yeah, right! We all know how that goes! :p

One day my three year old grandson was really throwing a crying temper fit. He was getting beside himself with his crying and screaming. I looked at him and said I sure hope you don't wake up that old monster. He stopped crying immediately. His mother, my DD said, wow that worked! I said it worked on you and your sister when your fits got out of hand. That old devil saved my sanity many times.

The "green eye" on the old Zenith radio was watching my every move..And if I washed my face with my moms dishrag I could wash my freckles away.
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I never smoked either. I'm 4'10" and hate it. Would love to be 5'2" !

That when we went somewhere at night, the moon was following us.